- Uncategorized
Starbound is nearing its Beta release. The side-scrolling Terraria-like RPG which I just can’t seem to shut up about just got an official blog post outlining its three-stage Open Beta program, which, according to lead developer Tiy, is “really not very far off now.”
By András Neltz Published October 30, 2013 -
Kotaku EastNo, China, Master Chief’s Battle Suit Is Not Real
The U.S. military is working on new “smart armour.” And state-controlled China Central Television recently covered the gear by passing off fan-made Halo battlewear as U.S. military concepts. This is not a joke. The program was New Defence Observations, a military show (read: propaganda), on Channel 7. On the October 19 episode, which is recently…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2013 - Uncategorized
130+ Games In Two Weeks? Time to Slow Down, Steam
The Steam community is certainly a productive bunch. In total, thelast two weeks gave us one-hundred and thirty seven new Greenlight titles to look forward to. That’s… rather impressive. Of course, this means there’s a whole bunch of platformers, horror games, and RPGs for us to check out, so let’s get started! Note: Being Greenlit…
By András Neltz Published October 30, 2013 - Kotaku East
Welcome To Nightmares, Sleepy Humans
Oh, I wasn’t planning on sleeping tonight anyway. Or tomorrow night. Or the night after that. Finnish photographer Perttu Saksa created this series of photos taken in Indonesia, titled “A Kind of You.” They depict Jakarta street monkeys wearing doll heads. Saksa’s site notes, “Modern city culture has turned the old tradition into eerie and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2013 - Kotaku East
Local Chinese Government’s Photoshop Is As Crappy As They Come
Look, if you’re going to be in the propaganda business, you need to remember one thing: Get Photoshop right! According to China News (via HugChina), the above photo supposedly features the vice mayor of Ningguo county and other officials “visiting” a 100-year-old woman—a very small one hundred year old woman, surrounded by a halo and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2013 -
UncategorizedAlec Baldwin Turned Down The Chance To Be In Grand Theft Auto
Alec Baldwin, he of 30 Rock, Hunt For Red October and Beetlejuice fame, was once offered an “incomprehensible amount of money” to lend his voice to a Grand Theft Auto game. And he said…no. “[The makers of] ‘Grand Theft Auto’ came to me to do a voice of some mobster, many years ago, for ‘Grand…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 30, 2013 - Uncategorized
That’s A Neat Party Trick, DualShock 4 [Update]
Designer Cory Schmitz is one of the early adopters of a DualShock 4 controller, and found that it can do…this. Weird trick, though surely getting the balance that right means they did it on purpose. Maybe to make things easier for the guys taking the official product images? Update: Turns out life is a lie…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 30, 2013 - Culture
There Is Art In Battlefield 4
I’m sure some experienced players will say there’s art in an elegant kill, but in this instance, I’m talking about the art that helped make the game. These images are the work of six artists at DICE (two of whom we’ve featured here recently). Those six are art director Gustav Tilleby, senior concept artist Robert…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 30, 2013 -
UncategorizedThink You Can Wait For Assassin’s Creed IV On PC?
Assassin’s Creed IV, like most other big games from Ubisoft, is coming later on PC. You’d think they’d have sorted this out by now. Ungh. So the question is, if you’re impatient, will the fancier visuals of the PC edition make it worth waiting nearly a month for if you already own a 360, PS3…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 30, 2013 -
UncategorizedScrew Champagne iPhones, We Want A Beer iPhone
Warning: this video is very Australian. It is also a glimpse into the future of consumer electronics, if that future was decided by the common man, and not wealthy Silicon Valley types. Aussie Bogan Creates Amazing Beer App! [YouTube, thanks @LukeHopewell]
By Luke Plunkett Published October 30, 2013 - Uncategorized
Deadly Premonition On PC Looks Like Complete S**t (But There’s A Fix)
Weird-ass Japanese horror game Deadly Premonition has made it to the PC! That’s the good news. The bad news is that, like Dark Souls before it, this Japanese game has been ported to the PC in a sorry state indeed. Seems the game’s locked at 720p, acceptable for console gaming on a TV, perhaps, but…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 29, 2013 - Uncategorized
Come On Guys. The DualShock 3 Sucked.
The original PlayStation controller debuted in 1994. The more familiar DualShock was released in 1997. The PlayStation 3 controller you’re using today, well into the 21st century, is almost identical to that 1997 design. Let’s think about that for a second. It’s now 2013, and if you’ve got a PS3, you’re still using a pad…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 29, 2013 - Reviews
Hunting Down The Fourth Season Of The Walking Dead Action Figures
With the fourth season of AMC’s hit television series underway and the promise of the second round of comic-based interactive adventure coming from Telltale, it’s the perfect time to peruse the painted plastic people (living and dead) of McFarlane Toys The Walking Dead series four TV figures. Now I am more of a comic book…
By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2013 -
CultureYummy Mummy: The Snacktaku Monster Cereals Review Spooktacular
The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, surrounded by servants and draped in gold and jewels, were considered gods among their people, but godhood came with a price. They served their people in life. They served them in death. They served them breakfast for all eternity. In the case of Fruity Yummy Mummy, all of eternity lasted…
By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2013 -
UncategorizedA Quick Tour of Battlefield 4’s Multiplayer Maps
This isn’t just any quick over view of the many places you’ll attack, defend and possibly even kill other dudes in: it’s a quick tour of most of the Battlefield 4 multiplayer maps on the “Ultra” graphics setting on PC. Which is to say, this is about as pretty as it can it can get.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 29, 2013 -
UncategorizedA Freakishly Cool Game Where You Invade The Memories Of Dead People
Master Reboot is a psychological horror adventure game where dead people’s memories are uploaded to the cloud…the soul cloud. But as with any social network of the future where dead people’s memories are stored, it all goes wrong. Soon you’re sent in to sort out the mess of digital thoughts and feelings. Side note: I…
By Leo Wichtowski Published October 29, 2013 -
UncategorizedAssassin’s Creed IV On PS4 Is Worth The Extra Wait
The big pirate adventure Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is out today for PlayStation 3, Wii U and Xbox 360. But in a couple of weeks, it’ll be out on next-gen consoles and PC. I played through the entire game on PlayStation 3 (and I liked it), and I also spent a good chunk of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 29, 2013
